Oswaldo Rolla

Oswaldo Rolla (15 September 1909 – 27 October 1996), also known as Foguinho, was a Brazilian footballer and manager, who played as a midfielder.

Oswaldo Rolla, also known as Foguinho due to his red hair, began his career at EC São José.

In 1928, he was loaned to Grêmio, and participated in the first game in which the club wore the current tricolor shirt with vertical stripes.

[1] He also practiced rowing, a sport that was widespread in Brazil in the first decades of the 20th century, and as a player he stood out precisely for his physical imposition, a mark that gave the identity of football in Rio Grande do Sul to this day.

In 1960, with a Gaúcho representation, he was the coach of the Brazilian team in the 1960 Panamerican Championship.